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cwflaneur
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| Nowhere Man wrote: |
It's like trying to pin witch burnings on the Pope.
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This part of your post just leapt out at me.
The witch-burnings of early-modern Europe were the direct result of an inflammatory book titled Malleus Maleficarum. It was the official text of witch-hunters of Europe and America throughout the 16th and 17th century, and it was published with the backing of a papal charter that gave permission to the Inquisition to search out and destroy accused witches. Before this decree and the publication of this book, punishments for witchcraft were comparatively mild and generally fell short of execution. In fact, until the 13th century, it was a heresy to even believe in the existence of witchcraft.
To pin responsibility on the Pope for witch-burnings would be not only entirely justifiable - one would be remiss to not do so.
Thank you for bringing up a perfect example of how violence against women can be, and often is, the direct result of instigation by religious authority. |
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cwflaneur
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| Kimbop wrote: |
(btw Sorry to hijack this thread, but bigbird's nonsense cannot go unrecognized) |
It would appear that "Big Bird" has flown away   |
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Sergio Stefanuto
Joined: 14 May 2009
Location: UK
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Jordan woman killed for marrying without permission
Police added that the woman's brothers "agreed to kill her in revenge."
Murder is punishable by the death penalty in Jordan, but in the case of so-called "honour killings," a court usually commutes or reduces sentences.....
Around 15-20 women are murdered each year in Jordan in the name of honour, despite government efforts to fight such crimes. Parliament has refused to reform the penal code to ensure harsher penalties. |
So, if 20 women are murdered each year in honor killings, Jordan has an honor killings rate of 0.32 per 100,000. Some cultures would be embarrassed to have a pickpocket rate that high. Jordanians, Syrians and Pakistanis, however, cannot kill their own sisters and daughters quickly enough.
The Muslim World produces a grand total of 5,000 honor killings per year. Pakistan alone produces 1,000. And this of course is only the tip of the iceberg. 5,000 honor killings / 1.4bn Muslims x 100,000 = 0.35
Might not sound a lot, but it's as high as general homicide rates in Singapore and Hong Kong. If you don't - as leftist Islamophiles inevitably won't - appreciate the distinction between homicide rate and honor killings rate then you are beyond help, but otherwise it's a horrifying situation |
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Sergio Stefanuto
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| Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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Remember to respect all cultures, kids
Last edited by Sergio Stefanuto on Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:47 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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| Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Sergio Stefanuto wrote: |
Remember to respect all cultures, kids |
Does anybody outside of the various grievance lobbies actually take 'respect' seriously anymore? I think it has become a joke. |
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Sergio Stefanuto
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More Palestinian gifts to a grateful world.....
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According to a November 1997 report of the Woman's Empowerment Project published in Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, there were 20 honor killings in Gaza and the West Bank in 1996.
http://www.merip.org/mer/mer206/ruggi.htm |
Sentences for honor killings in West Bank/Gaza?
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:55 pm Post subject: Re: ... |
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| cwflaneur wrote: |
| Nowhere Man wrote: |
It's like trying to pin witch burnings on the Pope.
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This part of your post just leapt out at me.
The witch-burnings of early-modern Europe were the direct result of an inflammatory book titled Malleus Maleficarum. It was the official text of witch-hunters of Europe and America throughout the 16th and 17th century, and it was published with the backing of a papal charter that gave permission to the Inquisition to search out and destroy accused witches. Before this decree and the publication of this book, punishments for witchcraft were comparatively mild and generally fell short of execution. In fact, until the 13th century, it was a heresy to even believe in the existence of witchcraft.
To pin responsibility on the Pope for witch-burnings would be not only entirely justifiable - one would be remiss to not do so.
Thank you for bringing up a perfect example of how violence against women can be, and often is, the direct result of instigation by religious authority. |
ROFL.
Just enjoying this moment. |
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Sergio Stefanuto
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Last year a helpline for victims of forced marriages received 1,600 calls � or four a day.
Telegraph.co.uk |
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